Calling It Quits
If there’s one thing that I learned this year about business it’s that you have to know when to let go.
During the first half of my last semester at college I dedicated most of my time and energy to the Undergraduate Student Government. It was an unpaid gig but I loved it. There was nothing more than what I wanted to do than to help build a brand and make our school a better place. Things were great and our agenda was vast, but at a certain point I lost faith in certain competencies with our team.
We were getting what we promised in our election done but it was what I personally wanted to accomplish that went beyond what we pledged that drove me to question my service with the organizatoin. Perhaps it’s the overachiever in me.
When things were clear that my time was better spent outside of USG, I realized that I needed to leave. It wasn’t easy as the responsibilities I carried were significant and the projects that I was leading could not be managed or followed through on by others.
I was scared. I’d be letting a lot of people down, most of all, a person in particular who I thought would be my business partner in the future. It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make (quitting has never been easy for me) but I did it. I was disliked for quite some time but things eventually were worked out. I went on to do my thing which in turn led to many new opportunities for me and my future entrepreneurial life.
Lesson to be learned, sometimes you have to let go. I wasn’t comfortable with the progress the team was making so I had to leave. Hopefully I won’t have to make this decision again, but if it ever does come up, I know what decision to make.
